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The wonderful TV presenter, model and actress Laura Whitmore joins Tanya Rose to share her travel secrets this week. In this episode, Laura unpacks her first work trip flying to Los Angeles to interview Coldplay, recalls her epic 14-day road trip across America and shares her hack for booking cheap 5* hotel rooms… Plus, Laura discusses her love of her home country of Ireland and tells the story of how she found her favourite restaurant ever in Bali during monsoon season! Don’t forget to follow @travelsecretsthepodcast and remember, you can watch all of our episodes on YouTube. Places mentioned: London, England Dublin, Ireland Wicklow, Ireland Kerry, Ireland The Merrion Hotel, Dublin, Ireland Ballyfin, Laois, Ireland The K Club, Kildare, Ireland Niagara Falls, Canada Pale Hall Hotel, Snowdonia, Wales San Francisco, California, United States Boston, Massachusetts, United States Reno, Nevada, United States Lake Tahoe, Nevada, United States Mount Rushmore, South Dakota, United States Wyoming, United States Bali, Indonesia Mozaic, Ubud, Indonesia Cape Town, South Africa Majorca, Spain Marrakesh, Morocco Thailand Los Angeles, United States Chapters 00:00 Intro 03:53 Secret 1: Number 1 travel destination everybody should go to 08:10 Secret 2: Most unexpected travel experience 11:13 Secret 3: Most Over or Underrated travel experience 15:04 Secret 4: Best Food & Drink while travelling 21:16 Secret 5: Number 1 travel tip 28:28 Secret 6: Poignant memory from a trip 31:11 Secret 7: Special travel photograph 34:37 Outro

Travel expert and co-founder of the award-winning Black Tomato tour operator Tom Marchant joins Tanya Rose to divulge his travel secrets this week. In this episode, Tom shares why he believes everyone must visit Iceland, his poignant experience working with charities in Morocco and takes us behind the scenes of his hit James Bond-inspired travel tours… Plus, Tom discusses why he thinks Mykonos is overrated and reveals his top tip for getting the best service when on holiday. Don’t forget to follow @travelsecretsthepodcast and remember, you can watch all of our episodes on YouTube. Places mentioned: Birmingham, England The Pantanal, Brazil Reykjavik, Iceland Smokey Valley, Iceland Cochrane, Chile Ljubljana, Slovenia Belgrade, Serbia Mykonos, Greece Kefalonia, Greece Zante, Greece Paros, Greece Monaco Austria Paris, France Lake Como, Italy Matera, Italy The Corinthia, London The Oberoi, India Delhi, India Ethiopia La Coupole, Paris La Fontaine de Mars, Paris Williamsburg, New York The Ear Inn, New York Cherry Tavern, New York La Bomboniera, New York Nashville, USA Morocco Kyoto, Japan Chapters 00:00 Intro 07:59 Secret 1: Number 1 travel destination everybody should go to 15:22 Secret 2: Most unexpected travel experience 18:32 Secret 3: Most Over or Underrated travel experience 25:33 Secret 4: Best Food & Drink while travelling 34:07 Secret 5: Number 1 travel tip 39:00 Secret 6: Poignant memory from a trip 44:33 Secret 7: Special travel photograph 45:42 Outro

Global Editorial Director of Condé Nast Traveller Divia Thani joins Tanya Rose to share her travel secrets this week. In this episode, Divia unpacks why India is both an amazing and challenging place to visit, why she loves visiting Saudi Arabia and recalls her profoundly transformative experience attending the Kumbh Mela religious festival…  Plus, Divia discusses how she ended up going to university in rural Pennsylvania and shares her top tips for perfectly packing your suitcase every time. Don’t forget to follow @travelsecretsthepodcast and remember, you can watch all of our episodes on YouTube. Places mentioned: Nigeria London, England Dehradun, India Mumbai, India Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States Brandon, Pennsylvania, United States AlUla, Saudi Arabia Neom, Saudi Arabia Ikoyi, London, England Vietnam The Ganges, India Kasauli, India Lanka, India Chapters 00:00 Intro 10:24 Secret 1: Number 1 travel destination everybody should go to 17:29 Secret 2: Most unexpected travel experience 23:19 Secret 3: Most Over or Underrated travel experience 31:12 Secret 4: Best Food & Drink while travelling 38:15 Secret 5: Number 1 travel tip 42:53 Secret 6: Poignant memory from a trip 53:13 Secret 7: Special travel photograph 57:18 Outro

Top ‘90s model, nutritionist and functional medicine practitioner Rosemary Ferguson joins Tanya Rose to share her travel secrets this week. In this episode, Rosemary reflects on how travel has shaped her life ever since moving to Brazil as a child, unpacks how she spent a whirlwind 24 hours in Beijing and reveals why she believes you should never visit Ibiza in August… Plus, Rosemary shares why thinks everyone should see the Amazon Rainforest and highlights how her wellness practices have become a core part of how she travels. Don’t forget to follow @travelsecretsthepodcast and remember, you can watch all of our episodes on YouTube. Places mentioned: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Malaysia Portugal Amazon Rainforest, Brazil New York City, United States Krabi, Thailand Beijing, China Ibiza, Spain The Saddle, Scotland Hotel Argos, Ibiza, Spain Cherating, Malaysia Maldives Rajasthan, India Elsewhere…Goa, India Rome, Italy Marseilles, France Chapters 00:00 Intro 05:09 Secret 1: Number 1 travel destination everybody should go to 08:35 Secret 2: Most unexpected travel experience 10:52 Secret 3: Most Over or Underrated travel experience 16:45 Secret 4: Best Food & Drink while travelling 21:56 Secret 5: Number 1 travel tip 26:51 Secret 6: Poignant memory from a trip 30:48 Secret 7: Special travel photograph 32:50 Outro

Star of Downton Abbey and Paddington Hugh Bonneville joins Tanya Rose to share his travel secrets this week. In this episode, Hugh unpacks his treacherous journey to the best hidden restaurant in Spain, reveals why he believes everyone should visit the South Downs and tells the story of the worst hotel he’s ever stayed in! Plus, Hugh shares his top travel tip and recalls his cathartic experience confronting grief whilst filming in India. Don’t forget to follow @travelsecretsthepodcast and remember, you can watch all of our episodes on YouTube. Places mentioned: Tamariu, Costa Brava, Spain Aigua Xelida, Tamariu South Downs, England The Pub With No Name, Petersfield, England Goodwood, Chichester, England Córdoba, Spain Noor Restaurant, Córdoba, Spain Jodhpur, India Grand Canyon, United States Amangiri, Utah, United States Vienna, Austria  Maldives Mihir Gahr, Rajasthan, India Cheltenham Literary Festival, England Texas, United States Las Vegas, United States Chapters 00:00 Intro 06:11 Secret 1: Number 1 travel destination everybody should go to 09:37 Secret 2: Most unexpected travel experience 11:30 Secret 3: Most Over or Underrated travel experience 17:56 Secret 4: Best Food & Drink while travelling 19:45 Secret 5: Number 1 travel tip 23:02 Secret 6: Poignant memory from a trip 35:07 Secret 7: Special travel photograph 38:48 Outro

The wonderful British actor Freddie Highmore, star of Finding Neverland and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory joins Tanya Rose to share his travel secrets this week. In this episode, Freddie divulges his love for Vancouver and British Columbia, after spending 12 years in the province filming both Bates Motel and The Good Doctor. Plus, Freddie discusses his experience filming with tigers in Cambodia and reveals why thought he was “born to be Spanish” after a childhood trip to Barcelona… Don’t forget to follow @travelsecretsthepodcast and remember, you can watch all of our episodes on YouTube. Places mentioned: Provence, France Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Athens, Greece Tofino, Vancouver Island, Canada Pluvio, Vancouver Sunshine Coast, Vancouver, Canada Cambodia Whistler, Vancouver, Canada Scandinave Spa, Whistler, Canada Cantina, Sifnos, Greece Kavos Sunrise, Kavos, Greece Vinales, Cuba Barcelona, Spain Madrid, Spain Hotel Sardinero Madrid, Spain Córdoba, Madrid, Spain Abadía Retuerta Hotel, Duelo Valley, Spain Chapters 00:00 Intro 06:06 Secret 1: Number 1 travel destination everybody should go to 11:28 Secret 2: Most unexpected travel experience 14:24 Secret 3: Most Over or Underrated travel experience 18:07 Secret 4: Best Food & Drink while travelling 20:17 Secret 5: Number 1 travel tip 24:16 Secret 6: Poignant memory from a trip 30:10 Secret 7: Special travel photograph 31:17 Outro

Niamh Algar, star of the new hit TV thriller series The Iris Affair on Sky Atlantic, joins Tanya Rose to divulge her travel secrets this week. In this episode, Niamh shares how learning how to sail inspired her love of travel, discusses her experience on safari in Cape Town and reveals why she never travels anywhere without a swimsuit… Plus, Niamh unpacks why she thinks the Trevi fountain is underrated and tells all about the wonderful places she visited in Italy whilst filming her new show, The Iris Affair. Don’t forget to follow @travelsecretsthepodcast and remember, you can watch all of our episodes on YouTube.Places mentioned: Cork, Ireland Sardinia, Italy Rome, Italy Bocca della Veritá, Rome, Italy Cape Town, South Africa Mossel Bay, Cape Town, South Africa Florence, Italy Pino’s Sandwiches, Florence, Italy Cagliari, Sardinia Alghero, Sardinia Barcelona, Spain Mullingar, Ireland Lisbon, Portugal Maynooth, Ireland Chapters 00:00 Intro 06:04 Secret 1: Number 1 travel destination everybody should go to 08:49 Secret 2: Most unexpected travel experience 13:37 Secret 3: Most Over or Underrated travel experience 15:19 Secret 4: Best Food & Drink while travelling 24:36 Secret 5: Number 1 travel tip 30:30 Secret 6: Poignant memory from a trip 32:46 Secret 7: Special travel photograph

Gurinder Chadha and Paul Mayeda Berges, the phenomenal filmmakers behind Bend It Like Beckham and Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging, join Tanya Rose to share their travel secrets this week. In this episode, Gurinder shares how a trip to Pakistan inspired her film Bride and Prejudice and Paul discusses the unexpected kindness he received when backpacking across Europe. Together, they dive into why a visit to The Golden Temple in Amritsar, India is an experience everyone should have. Plus, the couple discuss the best meal they had whilst visiting the Malaysian Royal family and Gurinder reveals where she had the best Chinese food of her life… MEGAPHONE: Don’t forget to follow @travelsecretsthepodcast and remember, you can watch all of our episodes on YouTube. YOUTUBE: Don’t forget to follow @travelsecretsthepodcast and remember, you can listen to all of our episodes on your travels by listening on Spotify and Apple Podcasts. Places mentioned: The Golden Temple, India Amritsar, India Spice Village (CGH Earth), India Lahore, Pakistan Hanoi, Vietnam Greece Goa, India Padua, Italy Iceland Oslo, Norway The Peninsula, Hong Kong Bukhara, New Delhi, India Elco Market, Mumbai, India Taj Mahal Hotel, New Delhi The Datai Resort, Malaysia Maldives The Hamptons, USA Montauk, New York, USA San Clemente, California, USA The Blue Mosque, Istanbul, Turkey Chapters 00:00 Intro 04:57 Secret 1: Number 1 travel destination everybody should go to 10:30 Secret 2: Most unexpected travel experience 19:06 Secret 3: Most Over or Underrated travel experience 23:04 Secret 4: Best Food & Drink while travelling 32:46 Secret 5: Number 1 travel tip 36:54 Secret 6: Poignant memory from a trip 48:53 Secret 7: Special travel photograph 50:49 Outro

The wonderful British actress Rosamund Pike joins Tanya Rose to share her travel secrets today. In this episode, Rosamund unpacks her transformative experience watching the sunrise in Cambodia, her exclusive tour of the Boeing Factory and tells the story of how she once got trapped in Vietnam! Plus, Rosamund discusses her awe-inspiring experience in Jordan and shares tales from the many road trips she’s been on in her beloved Citroën DS. Rosamund’s new film NOW YOU SEE ME: NOW YOU DON’T is out now in cinemas. Rosamund’s incredible performance in the National Theatre’s Inter Alia is available to watch in cinemas via NT Live, you can find a screening near you at NTLive.com. Inter Alia is transferring to Wyndam’s Theatre in the West End in March 2026! Don’t forget to follow @travelsecretsthepodcast and remember, you can watch all of our episodes on YouTube. Places mentioned: Los Angeles, United States The Four Seasons, Los Angeles Tuscany, Italy Petra, Jordan Dead Sea, Jordan Hanoi, Vietnam Boeing Everett Factory, Washington, United States Croatia Prague, Czechia France Hotel Bellevue des Alpes, Switzerland Mount Eiger, Switzerland Kleine Scheidegg, Switzerland Siem Reap, Cambodia China Hisa Franko, Slovenia El Bulli, Spain Santa Fe, New Mexico Louvre, Abu Dhabi Museum of the Future, Dubai Chapters 00:00 Intro 05:30 Secret 1: Number 1 travel destination everybody should go to 08:33 Secret 2: Most unexpected travel experience 19:32 Secret 3: Most Over or Underrated travel experience 28:30 Secret 4: Best Food & Drink while travelling 33:05 Secret 5: Number 1 travel tip 38:09 Secret 6: Poignant memory from a trip 46:13 Secret 7: Special travel photograph 47:50 Outro

Former tennis champion, broadcaster and Strictly Come Dancing star Annabel Croft joins Tanya Rose to share her travel secrets this week. In this episode, Annabel takes us on a journey of all the fabulous places she’s visited whilst on the tennis tour, shares why she believes everyone needs to visit the Igazú Falls in Argentina and describes her gruesome experience on ‘Snake Alley’ in Taipei… Plus, Annabel reveals her favourite restaurant in Portugal and tells the hilarious tale of her hotel room getting robbed on a family holiday in Thailand! Don’t forget to follow @travelsecretsthepodcast and remember, you can watch all of our episodes on YouTube. Places mentioned: Igazú Falls, Argentina Rio de Janeiro, Brazil San Carlos de Bariloche, Argentina Buenos Aires, Argentina Taipei, Taiwan New Zealand Pisa, Italy Split, Croatia Cape Town, South Africa Sr Franco, Almancil, Portugal Thailand Chapters 00:00 Intro 07:47 Secret 1: Number 1 travel destination everybody should go to 12:42 Secret 2: Most unexpected travel experience 19:41 Secret 3: Most Over or Underrated travel experience 29:19 Secret 4: Best Food & Drink while travelling 34:35 Secret 5: Number 1 travel tip 37:20 Secret 6: Poignant memory from a trip 44:42 Secret 7: Special travel photograph

Star of Succession and Pride & Prejudice Matthew Macfadyen joins Tanya Rose to share his travel secrets this week. In this episode, Matthew shares his extraordinary experience filming Succession in a deserted Florence, his poignant family skiing holiday and reveals why he believes a good tour guide is worth their weight in gold… Plus, Matthew shares his top travel tip and unpacks his emotional experience visiting a small church in Bologna. Don’t forget to follow @travelsecretsthepodcast and remember, you can watch all of our episodes on YouTube. Places mentioned: Lincolnshire, England Aberdeen, Scotland Jakarta, Indonesia Church of Santa Maria della Vita, Bologna Ristorante Al Pappagallo, Bologna Florence, Italy Hotel San Michele, Celle Ligure, Italy Trattoria Sostanza, Florence Disney World Orlando, Florida Villa d’Este Hotel, Lake Como Otago Region, New Zealand New Mexico, USA Switzerland Croatia Budapest, HungaryChapters 00:00 Intro 04:25 Secret 1: Number 1 travel destination everybody should go to 06:32 Secret 2: Most unexpected travel experience 10:01 Secret 3: Most Over or Underrated travel experience 13:13 Secret 4: Best Food & Drink while travelling 18:31 Secret 5: Number 1 travel tip 20:16 Secret 6: Poignant memory from a trip 24:10 Secret 7: Special travel photograph 26:24 Outro

The brilliant British actor Alistair Petrie joins Tanya Rose to share his travel secrets this week. In this episode, Alistair discusses his nomadic childhood travelling across the world as a military family, shares his wild story of partying in a palace in India and tells all about his fascinating experience swimming with dolphins in Hawaii. Plus, Alistair shares his poignant experience visiting the Taj Mahal with his family and reveals his favourite travel destination that is so underrated, they operate by word-of-mouth advertising only… Don’t forget to follow @travelsecretsthepodcast and remember, you can watch all of our episodes on YouTube. Places mentioned: Aberdeen, Scotland Yorkshire, England Saudi Arabia Maidenhead, England Nigeria Tel Aviv, Israel The Mercer, New York City New Haven, Connecticut New Delhi, India Umaid Bhawan Palace, Jodhpur, India Joan Ocean, Hawaii Kohala, Hawaii Montana, United States Cognac, France Bordeaux, France La Tupina, Bordeaux Hotel Post, Austria Majorca, Spain Ca’s Patro March, Mallorca La Residencia, Mallorca Little Owl, New York City Taj Mahal, India Sydney Opera House, Australia Kenya Coeur d’Alene, Idaho

The brilliant Canadian-British fashion designer Patrick Cox joins Tanya Rose to share his travel secrets this week. In this episode, Patrick takes us behind the scenes of his extraordinary private tour of the Palace of Versailles, shares how spotting gorillas in Gabon was a transformative experience and discusses his poignant experience swimming with whales in Indonesia. Plus, Patrick shares how his travel journey has also been a spiritual one, and reveals how being introduced to psychedelics in Ibiza changed his life… Don’t forget to follow @travelsecretsthepodcast and remember, you can watch all of our episodes on YouTube. Places mentioned: Lagos, Nigeria Chad Edmonton, Canada Cameroon Toronto, Canda Milan, Italy London, England Gabon Versailles, France Park Hyatt Hotel, Tokyo Jaipur, India Mojo Island, Indonesia Ibiza, Spain Chapters 00:00 Intro 10:54 Secret 1: Most unexpected travel experience 18:40 Secret 2: Most Overrated or Underrated travel experience 23:36 Secret 3: Best Food & Drink while travelling 28:06 Secret 4: Number 1 travel tip 36:35 Secret 5 Poignant memory from a trip 51:10 Secret 6: Special travel photograph

The exceptional actor, author and presenter Rose Ayling-Ellis joins Tanya Rose to share her travel secrets this week. In this episode, Rose tells us all about her recent solo backpacking trip across Southeast Asia, why she thinks Bali is overrated and the travel destinations which have inspired her passion for nature conservation. Plus, Rose shares her poignant memory seeing manta rays in the Maldives and reveals the restaurant where she had the best pasta dish of her life…  The full transcript of this episode is available here. Don’t forget to follow @travelsecretsthepodcast and remember, you can watch all of our episodes on YouTube. Places mentioned: Malaysia Phillipines Bali, Indonesia Australia Scotland South Africa Torcolo, Verona Hoppers, London Sicily, Italy Hard Rock Hotel, Maldives The Standard, Maldives Chapters 00:00 Intro 05:10 Secret 1: Number 1 travel destination everybody should go to 08:48 Secret 2: Most Over or Underrated travel experience 13:12 Secret 3: Most unexpected travel experience 14:58 Secret 4: Best Food & Drink while travelling 18:22 Secret 5: Number 1 travel tip 21:56 Secret 6: Poignant memory from a trip 28:33 Secret 7: Special travel photograph 29:22 Outro

The brilliant comedian, TV presenter and mental health campaigner Ruby Wax joins Tanya Rose to share her travel secrets this week. In this episode, Ruby tells us all about how she escaped from finishing school in Switzerland, takes us behind the scenes of some of her most iconic celebrity interviews and reveals how she hitchhiked to Mexico whilst at university! Plus, Ruby discusses her poignant experience volunteering at a refugee camp in Cape Town and shares how her friendship with the late Alan Rickman shaped the course of her life. Don’t forget to follow @travelsecretsthepodcast and remember, you can watch all of our episodes on YouTube. Places mentioned: Jamaica Copacabana Palace, Rio de Janeiro Montreux, Switzerland Cape Town, South Africa Blue Spirit Retreat Centre, Costa Rica Mexico Glasgow, Scotland Findhorn, Scotland Asheville, North Carolina Dukes, London Chapters 00:00 Intro 10:00 Secret 1: Number 1 travel destination everybody should go to 14:02 Secret 2: Most unexpected travel experience 21:51 Secret 3: Most Over or Underrated travel experience 30:39 Secret 5: Best Food & Drink while travelling 38:19 Secret 4: Number 1 travel tip 40:38 Secret 6: Poignant memory from a trip  43:45 Secret 7: Special travel photograph 45:17 Outro